Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Windsor Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windsor Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Windsor Heights
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Windsor Heights:
- 34.823698, -87.673084
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Windsor Heights
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Lauderdale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
- Since Windsor Heights is near Colbert County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Windsor Heights ...
We found eight communities that share the name Windsor Heights.
Within Alabama, the name Windsor Heights is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- This Windsor Heights is located in Fulton County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Windsor Heights that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Windsor Heights.
- Iowa
- Polk County
- This Windsor Heights is located in Polk County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Windsor Heights that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Windsor Heights.
- Maryland
- Carroll County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Windsor Heights [Carroll County].
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Windsor Heights lies 1,992 miles [3,205.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Windsor Heights that is located in Lauderdale County.
- Ontario
- This Windsor Heights lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Windsor Heights that is located in Lauderdale County.
- South Carolina
- Kershaw County
- This Windsor Heights is located in Kershaw County and lies 401 miles [645.3 km]<1> to the east of the Windsor Heights that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Windsor Heights.
- Virginia
- Danville City
- This Windsor Heights is located in Danville City and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Windsor Heights that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Danville City community of Windsor Heights.
- West Virginia
- Brooke County
- This Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County and lies 533 miles [857.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Windsor Heights that is located in Lauderdale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brooke County community of Windsor Heights.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor Heights ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cypress Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Cypress Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Forest
- Cypress Forest is located in Lauderdale County
- Cypress Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Heights
- Cypress Heights is located in Lauderdale County
- Florence
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
- Florence Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Ferry
- Florence Ferry is located in Colbert County
- Hickory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
- Hickory Hills is located in Lauderdale County
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Mars Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Petersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Three Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Lauderdale County
- Twin Brooks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
- Twin Brooks is located in Lauderdale County
- Village Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Pines
- Village Pines is located in Lauderdale County
How Far From Windsor Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Windsor Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Windsor Heights and extending to:
- Florence, which is the Seat of Lauderdale County, lies just to the South.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Windsor Heights to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 650 miles [1,046.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,525 miles [10,501 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,241 miles [11,653.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,116 miles [8,233.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Windsor Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windsor Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Windsor Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8237, Longitude: -87.6731 In this case, the coordinates for Windsor Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Windsor Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Windsor Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.284 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.169 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.374 degrees. |